"To the Hôtel de Ville!--to the Hôtel de Ville!" responded the people in a tremendous shout. "Vive la République!--to the Hôtel de Ville!"
Headed by Ledru Rollin the excited multitude withdrew, and at four o'clock all was as silent in the Chamber of Deputies as if not a voice had resounded or a footstep had echoed within its walls for centuries. In the distance, however, could be heard the repeated shout: "Vive la République!--to the Hôtel de Ville!"